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17,128,116 | One of the most influential Facebook groups calling for people to take to the streets was "We are all Khaled Said", set up in memory of a young man alleged to have been killed by police officers in Alexandria in 2010.
Yet to date, there have been relatively few reforms and the crisis in Egyptian policing has only deepe... | It was no coincidence that Egypt's uprising began on Police Day last year; protesters' original demands included the resignation of the hated former interior minister, Habib al-Adly, and an end to the abuses committed by his security forces. |
20,678,136 | A total of 58% (1.8m) give Christianity as their belief, a 14% drop since 2001, a larger fall than any English region.
But a total of 32% in Wales said they had no religion, the highest total was in Blaenau Gwent with 41.1%; the lowest in Flintshire with 25.4%.
The Church in Wales said Christianity is "no longer the de... | Nearly one third of people in Wales have no religion, according to census data. |
34,552,403 | Matilda Winkleman has undergone several operations for severe burns since it happened last year and is now recovering.
But what should parents consider when they're buying a fancy dress outfit?
Firstly Halloween costumes are classed as toys which means that, by law, they don't have to be as fire retardant as normal chi... | The case of TV presenter Claudia Winkleman's daughter, whose Halloween costume brushed by a candle and burst into flames, has put the issue of fire safety firmly in the headlines. |
37,673,797 | His comments appear to contradict his running mate Mike Pence, who told NBC Mr Trump would "absolutely" accept the election result, despite media "bias".
Mr Trump's adviser Rudy Giuliani has also accused Democrats of "cheating".
Polls suggest Mr Trump is losing ground in some key battleground states against Democratic ... | US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has said the election is "absolutely rigged" by the "dishonest media" and "at many polling places". |
33,534,260 | First, will the Bundestag, the German parliament, back the proposed bailout, absent support from the IMF?
The behaviour of Mrs Merkel, in forcing the Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras against his wishes to accept future IMF involvement in the bailout, suggests she believes IMF endorsement and involvement is the sine ... | So two more questions about the ramifications of the IMF's trenchant opposition to the current planned structure of a Greek rescue. |
27,195,254 | His comments were captured in a recording of a closed-door meeting, the Daily Beast reported.
The current round of direct peace talks between the Israelis and Palestinians appear to be at an impasse.
But President Barack Obama has said the US will not abandon its peace efforts.
By Paul DanaharBBC Washington bureau chie... | The US Secretary of State, John Kerry, has warned that Israel risks becoming "an apartheid state" if a two-state solution to the conflict with the Palestinians does not emerge soon. |
14,292,072 | The monument, at White Brae, Ligoneil, commemorates three fusiliers from Scotland who were killed in March 1971.
John MacVicar, from the local Royal British Legion branch, said paint has been poured over the memorial and on wreaths that had been left by mourners.
He said vandals also tried to break the granite in the a... | A memorial to three soldiers murdered by the IRA on the outskirts of Belfast has been vandalised for a fifth time, a local fundraiser has said. |
39,088,770 | The excluded New York Times said the move was "an unmistakable insult to democratic ideals".
The bar came hours after President Donald Trump delivered another attack on the media, saying that "fake news" was the "enemy of the people".
The BBC has asked the White House to clarify its exclusion.
BBC bureau chief in Washi... | Media groups have reacted angrily after several, including the BBC, were barred from an informal briefing with White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer. |
38,233,518 | Mr Coulter died after being shot in the head as he and a friend left Jerky Chicken restaurant in Walham Grove, Fulham.
The Met said "it would appear the gunman had been lying in wait" for the pair to return to their car.
Detectives believe the gunman made off on foot towards North End road after shooting Mr Coulter.
Th... | Detectives investigating the murder of a 24-year-old man shot in a suspected ambush have named him as Salim Coulter. |
34,792,162 | England, who have never won the competition, were knocked out at the group stage this year.
"We were a long way off the pace. Unless we focus on it, we will sleep walk our way into the next one," Strauss told BBC Test Match Special.
"If we have a core of specialists we can prioritise both teams."
Test skipper Alastair ... | England director of cricket Andrew Strauss says "more separation" of the Test and one-day teams will improve their chances of winning the World Cup. |
29,122,871 | In 2010, the 34-year-old Englishman was going to meeting after meeting in California's Silicon Valley, trying to secure funding for his business idea - Nutmeg, an online-based investment management business.
And the first 45 wealthy investors he pitched to all said no.
"It was horrible," he says. "The feedback was very... | Nick Hungerford knows a few things about dealing with rejection. |
35,550,946 | No batsman from Bapchild Cricket Club was able to get off the mark against Christ Church University in Canterbury.
"We couldn't believe it, all they needed to do was hit a wall to get one run," Christ Church player Mike Rose told the Crawley Observer.
Somerset club Langport set the record for the lowest score when they... | A cricket team was bowled out for 0 in just 20 balls in a county six-a-side indoor championships match. |
35,279,328 | Matthew Llewellyn, 27, of Gilfach Goch, Rhondda Cynon Taff, previously admitted failing to stop at an accident and other offences.
Tye Hawkins was left with life-changing injuries after the crash in Mountain Ash, in September 2015.
Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court heard Llewellyn went on to dump the bike and said he was in S... | A motorcyclist who left a 10-year-old boy with brain injuries after a hit-and-run has been jailed for 15 months. |
38,958,881 | Irishman David Agnew, of Carby Heights in Keady, County Armagh, was arrested at his home on Friday.
Police officers entered his house with a warrant and asked him if there was anything they needed to know about.
The court heard he indicated there was but when questioned further, he replied "you'll have to find it".
A p... | A 39-year-old man has appeared in court charged with having cocaine, a handgun and bundles of cash which the police believe were the proceeds of crime. |
36,213,535 | But most of the Somerset batsmen failed to exploit good batting conditions, Keith Barker and Chris Woakes both picking up three wickets, backed by two from Jonathan Trott,
After rallying from 117-4 in a stand of 110 with Peter Trego, Abell made 104.
Despite Trego's 94, Somerset missed a third batting point but did take... | Somerset youngster Tom Abell made his second first-class century to help his side post 295 against Warwickshire. |
23,422,985 | The move comes as part of a campaign by President Xi Jinping to show that the ruling Communist Party (CPC) is cracking down on corruption and waste.
Glitzy new government buildings, sometimes in impoverished areas, have been a source of public outrage.
The directive forbids luxury makeovers and expansions done under th... | China has banned the construction of government buildings for five years, according to state media. |
29,778,876 | Mustakim Jaman, 23, of Hudson Road, Southsea, has been charged under section five of the Terrorism Act 2006.
He is the brother of Ifthekar Jaman, who was killed in Syria in December.
Mr Jaman is due at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Monday. Another brother, Tuhin Shahensha, 26, has also been charged with terrorism o... | The brother of a Portsmouth man killed while fighting for Islamic State (IS) in Syria has been charged with preparing terrorist acts. |
40,530,289 | The South African struck 24 boundaries, sharing century partnerships with Luke Wright (60) and Ben Brown (67), as Sussex moved their score on from 74-1.
Jofra Archer then smashed four sixes and three fours to score 42 off 14 balls as Sussex declared on 443-6.
Leicestershire openers Paul Horton and Arun Harinath reached... | Sussex's Stiaan van Zyl scored an unbeaten 166 as Leicestershire ended day three 36-0 chasing 425 to win. |
35,192,854 | "What the co-leader has done is treason, provocation," Mr Erdogan said, referring to Mr Demirtas, co-leader of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP).
At the weekend the HDP and other pro-Kurdish groups called for self-rule in Turkey's mainly Kurdish south-east.
Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into thos... | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has condemned as "treason" a call by prominent Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtas for Kurdish autonomy. |
32,029,637 | The firm, one of the world's biggest fashion retailers, reported net profits of 3.6bn Swedish kronor ($423m; £284m), up 36% from a year earlier.
The company said its collections had been "well-received" in the December-to-February period.
H&M plans to open about 400 new stores in the 2014-15 financial year.
"We have m... | Swedish fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) has said "strong" store and online expansion led to improved sales and profits in the first quarter. |
35,171,258 | The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) has issued dozens of warnings, most of them in Tayside.
People in the Borders and Dumfries and Galloway have been asked to pay close attention to the weather forecast over Christmas Day into Boxing Day.
Warnings were also in place on Christmas Eve covering Strathglass a... | Many parts of Scotland are at risk of flooding over Christmas after more heavy rain affected the country. |
30,453,321 | The 16 part-time service personnel have been training alongside about 100 regular troops at the Army Medical Services Training Centre near York.
The reservists, from all three armed services, trained in a mock-up field hospital in preparation for flying to Sierra Leone on 20 December.
More than 6,000 people have died i... | British military reservists are to join regular troops in Sierra Leone to help tackle the Ebola outbreak. |
36,897,845 | Recent online leaks showed some officials were receiving over 100 times more than an average public sector worker on about $400 (£305) a month.
The cap for government officials is now set for $2,630 and $5,250 for those in the mixed state-private sector.
Public anger has already led to the sacking of several bank dire... | The Iranian government says it will cap salaries of public officials after a row over the high level of pay of some employees. |
35,279,092 | The Create Your Space programme will allow groups to apply for grants to make changes to their local areas or conserve existing sites.
The money comes from the Big Lottery Fund and dormant accounts' funding from bank and building societies.
Applicants will be able to seek grants from between £500,000 and £2m for a seve... | Nine councils in Wales are to share nearly £9m to improve natural environments used by local communities. |
29,566,558 | Molanna angustata is a type of caddisfly that inhabits Wales and England up to the Lake District and Yorkshire.
RSPB Scotland trainee ecologist Genevieve Dalley discovered and identified two males caught in a moth trap at Insh Marshes near Kingussie.
The flies' larvae live in water and create protective cases.
These tu... | A species of insect not previously recorded in Scotland has been found at an RSPB reserve in the Highlands. |
39,965,815 | Ivor Gifford from Abertillery sent explicit messages to fake profiles set up by a group called The Hunted One, which claims to "hunt sexual predators".
He claimed he believed everyone on the site was over 18, but a jury at Newport Crown Court found him guilty.
Sentencing will take place on 2 June.
The court heard two p... | A 92-year-old man has been found guilty of using a chatroom to incite what he believed were 11 and 12-year-old girls to engage in sexual activity. |
29,726,509 | The weapons were intended for Syrian Kurdish fighters.
Small arms, ammunition and other weaponry were dropped in 28 bundles on Monday by the US to help those defending the town of Kobane from IS.
A US spokesman said 26 of the dropped equipment ended up in the right hands.
The Pentagon says one bundle of weapons was tak... | An Islamic State video which shows militants with US weapons is being investigated by defence experts at the Pentagon, the US defence headquarters. |
39,147,110 | The matter will be discussed at the International Football Association Board (Ifab) annual meeting at Wembley.
Ifab are keen to reach a decision in principle at Friday's gathering.
"The captain should be more than somebody who has a piece of material on their arm," Ifab technical director David Elleray told BBC Sport.
... | Captains would be the only players permitted to speak to referees about "major incidents", should a proposal from football's lawmakers be adopted. |
40,738,419 | Cafodd y gwasanaethau brys eu galw i'r digwyddiad rhwng Gwesty Penygwryd a Chapel Curig am tua 07:00 fore Iau.
Bu farw'r bachgen ac mae dynes 18 oed hefyd wedi dioddef anafiadau difrifol yn y gwrthdrawiad.
Mae pedwar arall hefyd wedi'u cludo i Ysbyty Gwynedd ym Mangor gydag anafiadau llai difrifol.
Mae Heddlu Gogledd C... | Mae bachgen 17 oed wedi marw a dynes ifanc wedi'i hanafu'n ddifrifol yn dilyn gwrthdrawiad rhwng car a bws mini ar ffordd yr A4086 ger Capel Curig. |
40,743,304 | Kieran Davies, 28, had denied murdering Ashley Hawkins, 32, from Barry in Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, who was found dead in a flat in Scotland Street on 2 December 2016 at 05:30.
Sentencing was deferred for background reports at the High Court in Edinburgh.
Lord Boyd told jurors: "Murder cases are always difficult."
He a... | The former best friend of a man found bludgeoned to death in one of the most exclusive streets in Edinburgh has been found guilty of the murder. |
35,553,500 | Stephen Downing, 55, was jailed for five years after he and his partner Claire Holmes, 26, both of Marsh Green, earlier pleading guilty to supplying the class A drug
Downing also admitted mortgage fraud and six counts of money laundering.
Holmes, 26, was jailed for two years and six months.
Downing, who owned seven hou... | A couple have been jailed for dealing cocaine from their home in Wigan and ordered to pay back the money they made illegally. |
37,321,767 | "We are on top of it."
In his time, Hum has worked with Sir Alec Guinness, Joyce Grenfell and Sir Jonathan Miller. He did not share the stage with those greats but instead, as a lighting technician, he was responsible for throwing the spotlight on some of British theatre's leading stars.
Now Hum is finally stepping int... | "We are not over the hill" declares 87-year-old James Humphrey Haslem Crawshaw - known to all as Hum - from the stage during rehearsals for his theatrical debut. |
39,882,616 | How long does it take to drive from Scotland to Russia? James Parker took his camera and found out by driving 9,898 miles in a classic 1972 Morris Minor, raising money for charity on the way.
Passing through 19 countries, across three deserts and over two seas, Parker spent 53 days on the road.
He particularly focused ... | All photographs by James Parker. |
36,982,221 | Bauer Media, which operates the main regional franchises, cited a 10% growth in the reach of its Clyde 1 station since last summer.
The industry figures, known as RAJAR, reported that April to June saw an annual rise for Clyde 1 to 643,000 listeners for part of the average week.
That was the highest share of the radio ... | Scotland's main commercial radio broadcaster has welcomed significant increases in listener figures. |
36,127,527 | The logo, called Harmonized Chequered Emblem, replaces the first choice which was thrown out last year after the designer was accused of plagiarism.
The designer denied stealing the idea.
Organisers said the new design used traditional Japanese colours and patterns to represent the intercultural themes of the Games.
"I... | Japan's Olympic organisers have unveiled the new official logos of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. |
32,716,211 | At least 48 people died in Nepal and 1,100 were hurt in Tuesday's 7.3 magnitude quake, with fears the figures could rise. At least 17 died in India.
A US aid helicopter is also missing, with eight people on board.
Thousands of Nepalis spent the night in the open. Many have not returned to their homes since a 7.8 magnit... | Rescue work is set to resume to find victims and survivors of the latest deadly earthquake to hit Nepal. |
33,334,498 | Burton, 62, worked briefly as Albion coach under Roy Hodgson before returning to the club in May 2014, to work alongside the club's sporting and technical director Richard Garlick.
Day, 60, recruited in July 2014, was with Albion less than a year.
"It was felt changes were required," said Albion chairman Jeremy Peace.
... | West Bromwich Albion technical director Terry Burton and head of recruitment Mervyn Day have left The Hawthorns as part of an expected summer reshuffle. |
29,905,444 | Conservative MP Justin Tomlinson has written to the Metropolitan Police after the publication of a photo online by the Guido Fawkes website.
Mr Tomlinson told the BBC that road safety was an important issue and the matter should be investigated.
Mr Khan, the Labour MP for Tooting, is a former transport minister.
The MP... | Shadow justice secretary Sadiq Khan has said he will co-operate with any investigation over claims he used his mobile phone while driving. |
37,027,597 | All 33 crew died when the El Faro disappeared sailing from Florida to Puerto Rico in October 2015.
Its wreckage was discovered a month later but search crews were not able to retrieve the black box until now.
It is hoped the data will help determine what happened in the final hours before the boat's sinking.
"The recov... | Search teams have recovered the black box data recorder from a cargo ship that sank last year near the Bahamas during Hurricane Joaquin. |
37,331,826 | The pilgrims congregated from sunrise at the site and the vast plain which surrounds it, about 15km from Mecca.
Muslims believe the Prophet Muhammad gave his last sermon at the location.
The Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam, which all Muslims are called upon to perform at least once.
On Saturday it emerged that... | The annual Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia has reached its climax with 1.5 million Muslims gathering at Mount Arafat to offer day-long prayers and recitations from the Koran. |
33,915,255 | The 33-year-old suffered several broken bones after suffering an accident while leading the Superbike race at the Ulster Grand Prix last weekend.
Despite his injuries it has been reported that Martin has already signed himself out of hospital in Belfast.
A spokesman for Triumph said Martin was "central" to their record... | A British team has postponed its bid to break a 400mph land speed record after pilot Guy Martin crashed during the world's fastest road race. |
34,169,328 | The ex-Middlesex captain moved to Lord's from Essex in 2009 and has scored 5,977 first-class runs since making his debut for Kent in 2005.
Dexter, 31, has taken 28 wickets in all formats this season and is two scalps short of his 100th first-class wicket.
"It's a bit of a coup for the club," elite performance director ... | Leicestershire have signed Middlesex all-rounder Neil Dexter on a three-year contract from the start of next season. |
33,213,911 | The 1954 Hague Convention was set up after World War Two but has never been adopted into law by the government.
Culture Secretary John Whittingdale says destruction and looting in Syria and Iraq by Islamic State militants shows it is now essential.
The UK is the only major nation not to have endorsed the convention.
Mo... | A major international agreement designed to protect cultural property during military conflict is to be finally ratified by the UK. |
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That's the good news. The bad news is that the Zano drone which the company hopes to start sending to backers next week will not at first deliver what was promised last year.
BBC technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones travelled to... | Europe's most successful Kickstarter project is finally ready to deliver the tiny drone that won more than £2.3m in backing last November. |
31,551,447 | The Central Hotel, often frequented by politicians, was hit by a car bomb and a suicide attack. Gunmen then stormed the hotel mosque and opened fire during Friday prayers.
An MP and Mogadishu's deputy mayor were among the dead, the government says.
Islamist militant group al-Shabab has said it was behind the attack.
Th... | Some 20 people, including senior officials, have been killed in an attack on a hotel in the Somali capital, witnesses have told the BBC. |
38,838,243 | Scrum-half Rhys Webb returns after injury, while former captain Sam Warburton is named on the blind-side flank by interim coach Rob Howley.
Props Nicky Smith and Samson Lee come in to the team, with Jake Ball in for the injured Luke Charteris at lock.
Bath number eight Taulupe Faletau has failed to recover from a knee ... | Wales have made five changes from the team that beat South Africa in November for Sunday's Six Nations opener against Italy in Rome. |
34,868,679 | The Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute says boosting the number of skilled jobs would stop the north falling further behind the south.
Author Tom Hunt said manufacturing was a "good base to build on".
The government said the research, commissioned by BBC Sheffield, backed the case for its Northern Powerhous... | An increase in manufacturing jobs in the Sheffield City Region could help close the economic gap between northern and southern regions, a report says. |
20,989,537 | Speaking in a debate in London, Richard Ashworth MEP said "we're making ourselves look pretty darned unattractive" as a partner in the EU.
UK Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has not ruled out a British exit if the EU fails to reform.
Many Conservatives want a straight "in-out" referendum on the UK's membersh... | The leader of the UK Conservative MEPs says stridently Eurosceptic opinions give the wrong impression that Britain is one against the rest in the EU. |
38,558,763 | JJ McMenamin, 30, had failed to attend court for alleged driving offences.
Officers searched Leyburn, North Yorkshire, for the suspect over the weekend, calling in the force helicopter and sniffer dogs.
Earlier Mr McMenamin filmed himself walking up to Harrogate police station dressed as the character.
Mr McMenamin sha... | A wanted man who taunted police by dressing as Where's Wally handed himself in while broadcasting the event on Facebook. |
26,484,334 | More than 500 complaints have been made to the Environment Agency about the site in Cormongers Lane, Redhill.
It said it was monitoring gas emissions and would consider formal action against operator Biffa if it was found to be breaching its permit.
Biffa said if did not believe levels of hydrogen sulphide detected pos... | The operator of a Surrey landfill tip could face legal action over a smell of rotten eggs coming from the site. |
36,502,419 | Inspectors said the "innovative and radical" work with prisoners' children at HMP Parc, Bridgend, was "probably the best we have seen".
It opened a 60-bed family interventions unit in 2010.
The Prison Officers Association (POA) said more staff and resources would help continue the work.
Prison inspectors reported on tw... | Using family bonds to promote the rehabilitation of fathers in jail is an idea that should be run in all prisons, minister Andrew Selous has said. |
35,213,558 | The man was walking along Onslow Road, near the railway bridge at Drumry Railway Station, at about 05:30 on New Year's Day when he was attacked by a group of people.
He was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital where he is being treated in the high-dependency unit.
Police said there was no apparent motive.
O... | A 40-year-old man has serious injuries after being stabbed by a gang in a "random" attack in Clydebank. |
35,320,639 | The neighbours announced on Thursday that they had agreed to re-schedule peace talks which were postponed after the attack on an Indian air base.
Islamabad has arrested some members of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) group, which India blames for the attack.
Pakistani papers say the arrests saved the talks from breaking dow... | Pakistani papers have praised Islamabad for overcoming diplomatic tensions with India to continue peace talks efforts. |
27,533,169 | It is not known who shot Ansar Beit al-Maqdis commander Shadi el-Menei.
But several other members of the al-Qaeda-inspired group, which is suspected of a string of recent attacks, were also reportedly killed.
The deaths of more than 200 Egyptian soldiers and officials have been blamed on Ansar Beit al-Maqdis since Pres... | Egyptian security officials say a key leader of a militant group has been shot dead in the Sinai peninsula. |
39,785,807 | The Tories took six seats more than at the last election in 2013 despite a high-profile defeat for council leader John Osman.
Mr Osman lost his Wells seat to former Liberal Democrat MP Tessa Munt by 95 votes.
However, the Lib Dems lost six seats overall compared to 2013.
Election 2017: Full results from across England
... | The Conservative Party took 35 out of 55 available seats to retain control of Somerset County Council with an increased majority. |
23,348,661 | The Imperial College London team hope to overcome the dangerous and common problem of leaving bits of the tumour in a patient, which can then regrow.
Early results, in the journal Science Translational Medicine, showed the "iKnife" could accurately identify cancerous tissue on the spot.
It is now being tested in clinic... | An "intelligent" knife that can sniff out tumours to improve cancer surgery has been developed by scientists. |
38,744,307 | Northumbria University told Newcastle Crown Court it was "deeply, genuinely sorry" as it was fined £400,000.
Sports science students Alex Rossetta and Luke Parkin were each given the equivalent of 300 cups of coffee.
They were admitted to intensive care for dialysis after the calculation error led to violent side-effec... | A university has been fined after two students suffered "life-threatening" effects when they were given 100 times too much caffeine in an experiment. |
26,120,810 | Jose Salvador Alvarenga thanked the president of the Marshall Islands, where he was found late last month, before boarding a flight to Hawaii.
He says he left Mexico for a trip in a fibre-glass boat in December 2012 with a friend who died on board.
He apparently survived the 8,000 km (5,000-mile) ordeal by catching fis... | A castaway from El Salvador who claims he spent more than a year adrift in the Pacific has begun his journey home. |
11,810,237 | Charting the Fife town's medieval history, they are to be housed in the existing Carnegie library and a disused bank.
Fife Council has pledged £6.8m and the project has a first round pass for £2.8m from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
A first round pass means it meets the HLF's criteria for funding before detailed plans hav... | A new museum and art gallery are set to be built in Fife under multi-million pound plans for Dunfermline. |
40,139,237 | Lee Johnson, 45, had been a voluntary patient with depression at Maelor Hospital when he hanged himself in February 2016.
The witnesses were asked to spell out changes in their working practices following his death.
A narrative verdict was recorded and the health board said it fully accepted the coroner's findings.
Sgt... | A coroner recalled six witnesses at the inquest of a police sergeant who died while in a psychiatric unit in Wrexham. |
36,877,287 | The British Infrastructure Group (BIG) report says a lack of runway capacity at Heathrow is causing "substantial damage to the industry as a whole".
Both Heathrow and Gatwick are bidding for an extra runway to be built.
A Department for Transport spokesman said it was important to consider all the evidence before makin... | The government must make an "urgent and immediate decision" on airport expansion in south-east England, a group of cross-party MPs have said. |
39,576,057 | Mr Ahmadinejad, a hardliner who served two terms between 2005 and 2013, filed paperwork for the 19 May poll at the interior ministry in Tehran.
Last year, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned him that such a move was "not in his interest and that of the country".
But Mr Ahmadinejad told reporters on Tuesday that had been "jus... | Former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has registered as a candidate in Iran's presidential election, despite being told not to by the Supreme Leader. |
21,266,402 | The 20-year-old was granted a work permit by the Home Office after a hearing in London on Tuesday.
"I'm feeling very happy, it's a very important step in my career," Coutinho told Liverpool's official website.
"Liverpool is a great club with great players. We've always heard about Liverpool's history in Brazil. I know ... | Liverpool have completed the £8.5m signing of Brazilian midfielder Philippe Coutinho from Inter Milan. |
36,535,960 | Wales were thrashed 40-7 by the Chiefs on Tuesday and scored just one try as the Super Rugby side ran in six.
Gatland's men, beaten 39-21 by the All Blacks in the first Test, have scored four tries in their last three games.
"We've spoken about chances that we create and being more clinical," he said.
Wales have lost 2... | Wales coach Warren Gatland says his side must be better in attack in Saturday's game against world champions New Zealand in Wellington. |
39,163,575 | Title-chasing Argyle had stuttered of late with only one win in six games and failed to get a shot on target until their 69th-minute opener when Graham Carey floated a free-kick to the far post from the right-hand edge of the box and Sonny Bradley headed home at the far post.
The points were sealed shortly afterwards w... | Two goals in five second-half minutes saw Plymouth earn victory after being given a searching examination by play-off chasing Mansfield. |
30,368,086 | Dr McBride will combine the temporary role with his current position as chief medical officer.
Among Dr McBride's responsibilities as chief executive will be to improve unscheduled care services and elective care,
He will also lead the development of a new 10-year strategy for the trust.
Announcing the appointment of D... | Dr Michael McBride is beginning work as the new chief executive of Belfast Health Trust on Monday. |
32,172,301 | The framework agreement, struck after intensive talks, aims to prevent Tehran making a nuclear weapon in exchange for phased sanction relief.
Iran and the six world powers involved must now finalise the deal.
Iranians have been celebrating in the streets but Israel says the deal threatens its survival.
"This will be a ... | President Obama has hailed a deal restricting Iran's nuclear programme as a "historic understanding" which, if implemented, will make world safer. |
40,008,026 | Twenty-two people were killed in the explosion, including an eight-year-old girl.
A further 59 people, including 12 under the age of 16, were injured and taken to hospital.
Nick Haywood, 46, from Nottingham was waiting for his 16-year-old daughter Caitlin and her friend, also 16, when the explosion happened.
He said: "... | Witnesses have described the chaos and horror after a fatal explosion at the concert by US pop star Ariana Grande at Manchester Arena. |
35,192,226 | A 27-year-old man and a woman, 32, were detained after the 60-year-old victim's body was found at the Forest Gate house, early on Christmas Day.
Four people escaped from the house on Field Road before firefighters arrived just before 04:45 GMT.
A post-mortem test showed the victim had died from burns and the inhalation... | Two people are being held on suspicion of murder after a man was found dead following a house fire in London. |
29,866,284 | Rurik Jutting was held after police found the victims in an apartment in the Wan Chai area. They were called there at 03:42 on Saturday (19:42 GMT).
One woman, aged between 25 and 30, was found with stab wounds, and the body of a second woman was found inside a suitcase on the balcony.
Local reports said the women were... | A 29-year-old British man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the deaths of two women in Hong Kong. |
39,410,795 | Separation talks could be completed within the two year deadline set out in Article 50, but a future relationship would take longer to negotiate, Sir Simon Fraser told BBC Newsnight.
Sir Simon said "transitional arrangements" would be necessary.
Prime Minister Theresa May will invoke Article 50 on Wednesday.
"It's cert... | The future relationship between the UK and the EU will not be negotiated within two years, says the former head of the Foreign Office. |
38,585,505 | Xi Jinping will be the first Chinese president to attend the annual meeting of world and business leaders in the Swiss Alps in its 47-year history.
Mr Xi will speak in defence of free trade in his speech at the conference's opening ceremony on Tuesday.
Theresa May, the UK prime minister, is expected to meet with the Ch... | China, Donald Trump and Brexit are set to dominate this year's World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos. |
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Calvin Wellington, Elliot Jenkins, Zak Williams, Josh Ralph, Caleb Aekins and Daniel Brown are the newcomers.
Wales start against Papua New Guinea in Port Moresby on Saturday, 28 October.
Further group games follow against Fiji on Sunday, 5 November, in Townsville and Irel... | Wales coach John Kear has named six uncapped players in his 32-man training squad for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup. |
33,250,855 | Farmers in the north-eastern Liaoning province, made use of different colours and varieties of rice saplings in order to mimic the 3D effect.
The fields are housed as part of a theme park in Shenyang city, which also caters to weddings and camping trips for tourists.
The Xibo farmers, an ethnic Chinese group, have an a... | 3D imagery has now reached China's rice paddy fields. |
33,931,232 | The poet, from Bellaghy, County Londonderry, died at a Dublin hospital on 30 August 2013, at the age of 74.
The inscription on his headstone is a line from Heaney's poem The Gravel Walks, which he used in his 1995 Nobel prize acceptance speech.
It reads: "Walk on air against your better judgement."
Heaney's memorial is... | A headstone for Seamus Heaney's grave, inscribed with a quotation from one of his poems, has been unveiled ahead of the second anniversary of his death. |
37,362,788 | City led 2-0 at half-time but lost 3-2 after Kieran Lee's 96th-minute winner.
Both teams had a player sent off, with Gary O'Neil dismissed seconds after Lee Tomlin's penalty bounced clear off the post when Johnson's side were 2-1 up.
"There was a turning point in the game. You couldn't make it up, it's like a bad dream... | Bristol City head coach Lee Johnson says their loss at Sheffield Wednesday showed him which of his players "can't quite handle the pressure." |
39,133,677 | That is, the credo pushed by successive presidents that the United States is a beacon of democracy, an exemplar of human rights, an indispensable country imbued with special values and beliefs that grants it the moral authority and national self-belief to influence and admonish other countries, friend and foe alike.
Do... | When a German Chancellor feels the need to explain the refugee convention to an American president, the speaker of British House of Commons says the leader of its closest ally is not welcome to address parliament, China positions itself as the grown-up in the room by chiding him for his blunt Twitter diplomacy and the ... |
35,504,274 | Craig Melville is said to have sent a number of messages to an unnamed woman a day after the Paris terror attacks.
He has already been suspended from his role as an aide to SNP deputy leader Stewart Hosie.
Dundee City Council confirmed that its chief executive had received Mr Melville's letter of resignation.
In a stat... | A Dundee councillor currently under investigation for allegedly sending anti-Islamic texts to a Muslim colleague has resigned. |
35,675,512 | Chris Martin headed the hosts into the lead from Cyrus Christie's cross after Tom Ince had earlier seen a deflected effort hit the Town post.
The Terriers had chances to get back in the game but Jamie Paterson dragged a shot just off target from 15 yards.
Ince's shot struck the crossbar before sub Johnny Russell wrappe... | Derby County remain in fifth place in the Championship after a win over Huddersfield. |
35,643,151 | It excludes the so-called Islamic State (IS) group, the al-Qaeda-linked Nusra Front, and, according to its terms, other UN-designated "terrorist" organisations, while including all warring parties that agree to it.
The Syrian government says it will observe the cessation of hostilities, but insists that it will continu... | The partial ceasefire for Syria brokered by the United States and Russia is scheduled to come into effect on 27 February. |
32,084,677 | Middlesbrough Council has secured a £3.7m grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to restore the Town Hall in Corporation Road.
The council is putting £4m into the scheme which will turn the premises into a visitor "heritage" attraction.
Ivor Crowther, head of HLF North East, said it was a "stunning reminder" of the... | Plans for a £7.7m revamp of a 120-year-old council building have been given the go ahead. |
35,441,741 | The Reds impressed in last weekend's 2-0 win over Ballinamallard, leaving then eight points behind leaders Crusaders.
"We were fantastic against the Mallards and we have to continue that when we play Portadown," said Lyttle.
"We'll never give up on going for the title - our squad is in good shape and we'll just keep go... | Cliftonville manager Gerard Lyttle hopes to maintain their Premiership title push with victory over Portadown at Solitude on Saturday. |
37,267,372 | He made the comments during a "candid exchange" with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, in Hangzhou before the G20 summit, the White House said.
In July, an international tribunal ruled against Chinese claims to rights in the South China Sea.
China dismissed the ruling and said it would not be bound by it.
The ruling... | US President Barack Obama has urged China to abide by its obligations under an international treaty in its activities in the South China Sea. |
28,547,248 | Its youth wing was responsible for attacking and killing opposition supporters, the rights group said.
The CNDD-FDD party has not has yet commented on the allegation.
Burundi is recovering from a brutal civil war that ended with President Pierre Nkurunziza's election in 2005.
Speculation is rife that he intends to run ... | Burundi's ruling party is waging a "relentless campaign of intimidation" against its critics ahead of presidential elections next year, Amnesty International says. |
30,830,074 | The BBC's Tom Espiner looks at seven unusual ways of getting at least some of the 20 minutes of brisk activity a day being recommended.
Sir Stanley Matthews was still playing professional football at 50, but for people of a similar age who might like to ease back into the game, walking football could be just the ticket... | Scientists say a lack of exercise could be killing twice as many people as obesity and are urging people to get more active. |
32,764,184 | No-one has applied for the job of lollipop man or woman at Broughton Moor Primary School in Allerdale, Cumbria, despite repeated advertisements since January 2011.
Cumbria County Council has proposed scrapping the post and reallocating the money to the town's general budget.
Traffic calming measures had been installed ... | A school crossing patrol could be permanently scrapped after a four-year search for someone to staff it failed. |
33,546,468 | Pakistan accused India of unprovoked firing in which four civilians died and five others were injured.
India said one woman was killed and three other civilians wounded in firing by Pakistani soldiers.
Pakistan's army also said it shot down an Indian spy drone in Kashmir.
Pakistan summoned the Indian ambassador on Thur... | At least five civilians were killed as India and Pakistan exchanged fire in the disputed Kashmir region, days after a meeting between leaders of the two countries in Russia. |
10,233,293 | The six "astronauts" wearing bright blue jump-suits and even surgical masks, were paraded before banks of television cameras and hordes of journalists at a news conference before entering their mock spaceship.
Amongst the long rows of VIPs at the news conference were senior officials from the United States, China and t... | There was all the pageantry of a real space launch. |
37,561,185 | Margaret Hughes, 91, died and 400 homes were overrun by water when the River Elwy burst its banks in St Asaph, Denbighshire in November 2012.
Work to protect the city from future flooding starts on 10 October.
A drop-in session on Wednesday outlines plans which include removing the Spring Gardens Bridge and replacing i... | A £7.5m scheme to protect an area devastated by floods almost four years ago is set to get underway. |
37,515,356 | The campaign was started by pop culture website Junkee, which called it a show of support for Indigenous Australians.
It has been inspired by American football player Colin Kaepernick.
The player has been refusing to stand for the US anthem before games as a protest against racial inequality.
Paul Gorrie, an Indigenous... | Australian sports stars are being urged not to stand for the national anthem during this weekend's major rugby league and Aussie Rules finals, as a protest against racism. |
35,525,325 | The Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW) had been facing cuts of £42m, around a third of its budget.
But Jane Hutt told AMs £31m of them will be cancelled. HEFCW will now have to find £11m worth of savings.
She also set out plans to use £2.5m from reserves to help soften the blow of cuts to three rural co... | Most of the cuts that were planned for higher education have been reversed, the finance minister has announced, as the Welsh budget was passed. |
32,430,816 | But such habits can build into controlling behaviours, which leave you in fear every time you open your wallet.
Financial abuse, as it is called, can involve your partner spending your jointly-earned money, taking out loans in your name, making you pay the utility bills, or scrutinising every penny you spend.
Worse, it... | It can start innocently enough: Perhaps your partner asks to see a receipt for the supermarket shop, or explains that he or she opened your bank statement by mistake. |
38,883,436 | Danielle Marr, who is in her final year at The Waid Academy in Anstruther, Fife, has joined the RNLI crew in the town as a volunteer on local lifeboats.
In addition to her studies, Miss Marr will have to carry a pager and respond to emergency calls throughout the day.
She is following in the footsteps of her older brot... | A 17-year-old schoolgirl has been granted permission to leave class to save lives at sea after becoming an RNLI volunteer. |
34,172,775 | The vast majority of the club's reputed 659 million supporters will never step inside the famed Old Trafford stadium.
That's because most of them (85%) live in developing economies around the world, with more than half in Asia, the club says.
So how do you make sure these potentially lucrative supporters stay loyal and... | Football, for most Manchester United fans, is a virtual experience. |
35,337,891 | VW was the seventh most criticised firm in a top 10 dominated by energy and chemical companies, according to consultancy Sigwatch.
Shell was the most criticised by campaigners, followed by Monsanto, which makes genetically modified food.
Sigwatch monitored more than 7,500 non-governmental organisations (NGOs).
The camp... | German carmaker Volkswagen was one of the "most disliked" companies for pressure groups last year following its emissions scandal, a survey has found. |
36,561,753 | The line, from Edinburgh to Tweedbank, opened last year at a cost of £350m and carried almost 700,000 people in its first six months.
That was 22% more than forecast for the route, which serves towns including Galashiels, Stow and Gorebridge.
The line's success is the focus of a conference being held in Newtongrange.
... | Small towns on the Borders railway route have been "regenerated and reinvigorated" by the opening of the line, campaigners have said. |
34,961,929 | The whirlwind, which Australians refer to as a "willy willy", made a surprise appearance at the Earthcore festival in Pyalong, north of Melbourne.
Olivier Bonenfant, who shot the footage, told the BBC that partygoers immediately started running towards the column of dust and debris.
He uploaded the footage to YouTube, ... | Revellers at an Australian dance music festival were filmed charging into a powerful dust whirlwind on Saturday. |
35,705,653 | Sir Michael Wilshaw said it was critical to have a national system that identified, trained and nurtured teachers with leadership potential.
He has given a paper to Education Secretary Nicky Morgan, setting out his thoughts on how to ensure schools have strong leaders for the future.
He also said school leaders' pay sh... | The need to recruit good future leaders for England's schools is urgent, the head of Ofsted has said. |
37,356,511 | Huge plumes of smoke billowed from the site at Belraugh Road, Garvagh, on Tuesday afternoon.
The blaze was reported to the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) shortly after 14:00 BST.
Six fire engines from Coleraine, Dungiven, Maghera, Ballymoney and Limavady attended the scene.
The NIFRS said its fire eme... | Up to 600 vehicles have been damaged during a large fire at a car dismantlers' yard in County Londonderry, firefighters have said. |
40,432,715 | The video shows two masked men firing a volley of shots into the air as two children stand nearby.
It was posted on a YouTube channel called IRSP (Irish Republican Socialist Party) Media Belfast.
The channel indicates that the video was filmed at the funeral of Barry McMullan on Monday.
The published description of the... | Police have launched an investigation after video emerged of shots apparently being fired at a republican funeral in west Belfast. |
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